The FBI joined forces with Malaysian authorities in analyzing deleted data on a flight simulator belonging to the pilot of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, while distraught relatives of the passengers unleashed their anger _ wailing in frustration at 12 days of uncertainty, AP reports.
The anguish of relatives of the 239 people on Flight 370 boiled over Wednesday at a briefing near Kuala Lumpur's airport. Two Chinese women who shouted at Malaysian authorities and unfurled a banner accusing officials of “hiding the truth'' were removed from the room. In a heart-wrenching scene, one woman screamed in sorrow as she was dragged away.
“I want you to help me to find my son! I want to see my son!'' one of the two unidentified women said. ``We have been here for 10 days.''
Files containing records of flight simulations were deleted February 3 from the device found in the home of the Malaysia Airlines pilot, Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah, (Pictured) Malaysian police chief Khalid Abu said.
It was not immediately clear whether investigators thought that deleting the files was unusual. The files might hold signs of unusual flight paths that could help explain where the missing plane went. Then again, the files could have been deleted simply to clear memory for other material.
Zaharie was known to some within the online world of flight simulation enthusiasts.
In a post on one forum, the CEO of flight simulation software company PMDG wrote that Zaharie was a customer who “had developed an online presence in which he dedicated many hours of his time to promoting the enjoyment of flying generally, and flight simulation specifically.'' The company CEO, Robert Randazzo, could not be reached directly for comment, but the publisher of the popular forum AVSIM Online, Tom Allensworth, confirmed that the post was from Randazzo.
A US official said the FBI has been asked to analyze the deleted simulator files.
The 53-year-old pilot joined Malaysia Airlines in 1981 and had more than 18,000 hours of flight experience. People who knew Zaharie from his involvement in opposition political circles in Malaysia and other areas of his life have described him as sociable, humble, caring and dedicated to his job.